Ernest Arthur Charles (E271): the second son of James and Edith Hidden, born 15 Feb 1913. Joined the Army serving in the Rifle Brigade 1931-52. he served in Malta until 1939 and the in the UK and was posted to Germany in Dec 1945. In 1950 he was seconded to Kenya to assist in re-forming the Kenya Regiment.
In 1952 he entered the Colonial Service and worked in Uganda as a courier to the Governor (Sir Andrew Cohen). In 1955 he was appointed one of the Protectorates Sports Officers, employed to train men and women in all sports especially athletics. In 1961 he returned to England and was apponted Chief Clerical Officer or Bursar at an Approved School in Surrey, where he remained until his retirement in 1978. During thid period he and his wife were living at 30 Wilcot Close, Bisley, Surrey. After his retirement they moved to Devizes, Wiltshire in 1988.
In one of his letters Ernest mentioned that "all my life I have been an active athelete, becoming army champion, particularly in the pole vault. Later I trained others in jumping events" and one of his Ugandan Proteges, Etolu, won the high jump at the Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1956. He died in 1998.

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Ernest Arthur Charles (E271): the second son of James and Edith Hidden, born 15 Feb 1913. Joined the Army serving in the Rifle Brigade 1931-52. he served in Malta until 1939 and the in the UK and was posted to Germany in Dec 1945. In 1950 he was seconded to Kenya to assist in re-forming the Kenya Regiment.
In 1952 he entered the Colonial Service and worked in Uganda as a courier to the Governor (Sir Andrew Cohen). In 1955 he was appointed one of the Protectorates Sports Officers, employed to train men and women in all sports especially athletics. In 1961 he returned to England and was apponted Chief Clerical Officer or Bursar at an Approved School in Surrey, where he remained until his retirement in 1978. During thid period he and his wife were living at 30 Wilcot Close, Bisley, Surrey. After his retirement they moved to Devizes, Wiltshire in 1988.
In one of his letters Ernest mentioned that "aal my life I have been an active athelete, becoming army champion, particularly in the pole vault. Later I trained others in jumping events" and one of his Ugandan Proteges, Etolu, won the high jump at the Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1956.